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Creator:: Anzinger, Dawn
Abstract:: This thesis is an observational study that examines relationships between disturbance, forest stand development, and big huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum) fruit productivity and growth by combining ecological methods with the traditional ecological knowledge of Warm Springs ceremonial huckleberry pickers. Shrub fields of fruiting big huckleberry develop in early seral subalpine environments...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: McDowell, Susan C.
Abstract:: The goal of this dissertation was to improve our understanding of the physiology and life-history of invasive plants and of the mechanisms underlying life-history trade-offs. I compared invasive and noninvasive species of Rubus (blackberry) that grow together in the Pacific Northwest. Three hypotheses were investigated: (1) Invasive Rubus have higher...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Physiological Trade-offs to Reproduction of Invasive and Noninvasive Rubus /2 Abstract Steven R

Creator:: Tuitele-Lewis, Jamison
Abstract:: Two experiments were conducted on the invasive plant species Potentilla recta in northeastern Oregon to investigate both biological and ecological characteristics of the species. Growth analysis was conducted on the plant at three sites over a period of two years (2002 and 2003). Relative growth rate (RGR) was calculated for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: / / -,ignature redacted for privacy. 7 Steven R. Radosevich Two experiments were conducted on the invasive

Creator:: Martinez-Ghersa, Maria Alejandra
Abstract:: Plant form is a compromise between resource gathering, reproduction and the tolerance to physical demands of the abiotic and biotic environment. In an agricultural field in addition to the natural factors causing stress, humans also introduce physical and mechanical stresses, and chemical pesticides into the environment. Many of these factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: .) Abstract appr Steven R. Radosevic Plant form is a compromise between resource gathering, reproduction and

Creator:: Tuitele-Lewis, Jeannette D.
Abstract:: Agroforestry is a traditional farming practice in American Samoa that has helped to sustain the livelihood of the native population for centuries. These once self-sufficient islands have become economically dependent on U.S monies and other external resources during the past century. Dependency has caused a shift in the carrying capacity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: redacted for privacy. Steven R. Radosevich Agroforestry is a traditional farming practice in American

Creator:: Swartley, D. Benjamin
Abstract:: Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) poses both a challenge and an opportunity for natural resource management in the rangelands of the northern Great Basin. The continued expansion of western juniper on the rangelands of the interior Northwest will likely continue as there are currently no practical options for returning this area...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Grotta, Amy T.
Abstract:: When Douglas-fir and red alder grow in mixture, interactions between the two species can be competitive, facilitative, or a combination of both over time. A number of factors have recently led to increased interest in managing these two species together for commercial production, and ongoing investigations are yielding important information...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Baker, David C.
Abstract:: In plantation forestry, rapid growth rate is favorable for wood production, but may decrease wood density, which is an important indicator of wood quality for both pulp and solid wood products. I looked for (1) differences in radial patterns of wood density between planted and naturally grown Costa Rican tree...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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